What is CVE-2013-7339?

CVE-2013-7339 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476). CVE-2013-7339 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7339?

CVE-2013-7339 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-7339?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-7339. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2013-7339 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-7339 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

CVE-2013-7339

Medium

The rds_ib_laddr_check function in net/rds/ib.c in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a bind system call for an RDS socket on a system that lacks RDS transports.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-03-24

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-476

CVE-2013-7339 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability

What is NULL Pointer Dereference?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2013-7339 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386

Broken Link
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66351

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2349758acf1874e4c2b93fe41d072336f1a31d0
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.12.8
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/20/14
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-7339

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2014-03-24

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7339?

CVE-2013-7339 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference flaw (CWE-476) . CVE-2013-7339 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7339?

CVE-2013-7339 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-7339?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2013-7339. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2013-7339 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2013-7339 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)?

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL, typically causing a crash. View CWE-476 on MITRE CWE →